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70 Covers For 70 Years
by Woroni
23 May 1947 First edition published under the name Student Notes: Canberra University College Students Association.
14 February 1950 Paper officially titled Woroni.
14 June 1950 First edition under the masthead Woroni published. 16 March 1967 - Woroni Cover’s Mao’s China and student views of the Vietnam war on it’s cover.
1 April 1981 - Woroni captures the zeitgeist as fears of nuclearisation spread across Australia as the Cold War heats up
May 1962 - Woroni covers the opening of Chifley library
20 July 1971 - Woroni publishes ‘The Black and White Woroni’ covering Apartheid
11 March 1985 - ANU students are faced with the re-introduction of university fees from the Hawke Government
26 April 1983 - The cover of Woroni investigates war time rape
1 November 1998 - Woroni celebrates 50 years August 2010 Woroni ceased printing and it’s website was removed after editor resignations protesting ANUSA interference.
October 2010 ANU Student Media is formed, and formally incorpo rated.
2017 Woroni TV launches.
January 2011 Woroni returns to publica tion, declaring ‘Woroni is no longer listed as married’.
6 March 1999 - Woroni’s cover shows the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
2012 Woroni Radio launches.
2019 The Woroni newspaper moves to a magazine format